# Picture Puzzle

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{{Short description|Mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
 | name            = Picture Puzzle
 | other_name      = 
 | image           = Picture Puzzle from Bishop Pass.jpg
 | image_caption   = South aspect, from Bishop Pass
 | elevation       = 13,286+ ft (4050+ m)
 | elevation_ref   = <ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=2743 |name=Picture Puzzle Peak, California |accessdate=2021-04-20}}</ref>
 | prominence      = {{cvt|600|ft|0}}
 | prominence_ref  = <ref name="pb"/>
 | isolation_mi    = 1.12
 | isolation_ref   = <ref name="loj">{{cite loj |id=32335 |title=Picture Puzzle CA |accessdate=2021-04-20}}</ref>
 | parent_peak     = [Cloudripper](/source/Cloudripper) (13,525 ft)<ref name="loj"/>
 | etymology       = 
 | map             = USA California#USA
 | map_caption     = Location in California
 | map_size        = 220
 | label_position  = right
 | country         = United States
 | state           = [California](/source/California)
 | region          = [Inyo](/source/Inyo_County%2C_California)
 | region_type     = County
 | part_type       = Protected&nbsp;area
 | part            = [John Muir Wilderness](/source/John_Muir_Wilderness)
 | range           = [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada)<br />Inconsolable Range<ref name="pb"/>
 | coordinates     = {{coord|37.1279154|N|118.5388440|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 | coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1667282|name=Picture Puzzle|accessdate=2021-04-20}}</ref>
 | topo            = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Mount Thompson''
 | rock            = Inconsolable Quartz Monzodiorite<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/stratotype-inventory-sequoia-and-kings-canyon-national-parks-california.htm Stratotype Inventory—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, nps.gov]</ref>
 | age             = [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous)
 | first_ascent    = 1937 by Norman Clyde<ref name="Secor"/>
 | easiest_route   = [Exposed](/source/Exposure_(heights)) [scramble](/source/Scrambling), {{YDS|3}}<ref name="Secor"/>
}}

'''Picture Puzzle''', also known as '''Picture Puzzle Peak''', is a {{convert|13,297|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada) mountain range in [Inyo County](/source/Inyo_County%2C_California) of northern [California](/source/California), United States.<ref name="gnis"/><ref>Steve Roper, ''The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra'', 1976, Sierra Club Books, {{ISBN|9780871561473}}, page 195.</ref> It is situated in the [Palisades](/source/Palisades_(California_Sierra)) area of the [John Muir Wilderness](/source/John_Muir_Wilderness), on land managed by [Inyo National Forest](/source/Inyo_National_Forest). It is approximately {{convert|14.5|mi}} west of the community of [Big Pine](/source/Big_Pine%2C_California), one mile north of [Bishop Pass](/source/Bishop_Pass), {{convert|0.8|mi}} northwest of [Aperture Peak](/source/Aperture_Peak), {{convert|1.2|mi}} north-northwest of [Mount Agassiz](/source/Mount_Agassiz_(California)), and {{convert|1.1|mi}} south-southwest of parent [Cloudripper](/source/Cloudripper). Picture Puzzle ranks as the 90th-highest summit in California,<ref name="loj"/> and the third-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range.<ref name="pb"/>

==Climbing==
Established climbing routes on Picture Puzzle:<ref name="Secor">{{cite Secor |page=203 |edition=3}}</ref>
* Northeast Couloir – {{YDS|3}}
* North Slope – class 3 
* West Face – class 4

The [first ascent](/source/first_ascent) of the summit was made June 15, 1937, by [Norman Clyde](/source/Norman_Clyde), who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/norman_clyde/page57.html |title=Norman Clyde - Mountaineer |website=OwensValleyHistory.com}}</ref><ref name="Secor"/>

==Climate==
According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, Picture Puzzle is located in an [alpine climate](/source/alpine_climate) zone.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Most [weather front](/source/weather_front)s originate in the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean), and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or [snowfall](/source/snowfall) onto the range ([orographic lift](/source/orographic_lift)). Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from this mountain drains east into headwaters of North Fork [Big Pine Creek](/source/Big_Pine_Creek_(California)), and west into headwaters of South Fork [Bishop Creek](/source/Bishop_Creek_(Inyo_County)).

==Gallery==
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<gallery mode=slideshow>
File:Picture Puzzle, Bishop Pass.jpg|South aspect
File:Picture Puzzle peak.jpg
File:"Bishop Pass, Kings River Canyon (Proposed as a national park)," California, 1936., ca. 1936 - NARA - 519918.jpg|Picture Puzzle by [Ansel Adams](/source/Ansel_Adams) ca. 1936
File:Mysterious isolated orange rock - Flickr - daveynin.jpg|Picture Puzzle (left) and Aperture Peak (right)
File:Picture Puzzle Peak NW.jpg|Picture Puzzle from northwest
File:Picture Puzzle, near Bishop Lake.jpg
</gallery>
</div>

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
* [List of the major 4000-meter summits of California](/source/List_of_the_major_4000-meter_summits_of_California)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5382511/United%20States/California/Inyo%20County/Picture%20Puzzle Picture Puzzle]
* Picture Puzzle from Chocolate Peak: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/timlawnicki/48907546982/in/photolist-2hvMXNE-LTE2wy-mts4wQ-ZAJGpE-2e7p1NZ-253sCzg-WoENyg-2iziEw5-j1eWip-2iPzJMs-o86ZyB-2ht5BjB-hQvBTT-8dSVpo-vwstLb-3cgnb-LziAdD-of21Tk-8K2jMQ-79qky-9b8c5w-sv4mJf-23vdMMg-8K3xin-44CBa6-pqwnHn-21FudHn-dPzAog-fncfSx-doCkL3-buj89N-bAA681-4c97mY-9qu4eF-2fE2bTj-6fUVUs-dhpCR4-ePGmrv-24txtuT-wtWmTK-231U52y-Gqyitc-ppXvCg-w9DGCe-w9uZgy-PfA9T9-MX8PhN-oeRiTn-ouLyGU-zY8TJQ Flickr photo]
* Cloudripper and Picture Puzzle: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/23557848@N03/44931974745/in/photolist-2bsu7FK-S5DXsY-HhZgD3-Gqyh6c-GqqdKb-fqMsDw-cTx56s-c2HCRC-bUiDSz-hiReL3-Gqyjqn-tBvjp7-HcyM3u-HeTxeg-SjjKJp-HeTxV6-6Vafqw-vxYGa-eax4i8-GqyiFX-dYi1Mv-dLiETp-GqqaXN-ou89t1-bmoCzj-GqyiTv-HeTxN2-HeTxCx-HkXsNx-xjtNFy-aAKY6D-HeTwHg-HhZkrd-GqqfYE-HeTyaV-GqqbjE-oc1Lt5-5ANQx2-GqqbWb-pYxzeD-GqqdWU-4q9w9U-qcUmUw-cys6hb-hUq2du-o8eXHt-dyPgti-qZUrQ7-7LvBw5-bNAqYk Flickr photo]

Category:Inyo National Forest
Category:Mountains of Inyo County, California
Category:Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
Category:Four-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Northern California
Category:Sierra Nevada (United States)

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